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About James Fentress
James Fentress was a Tennessee politician and Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Born in New Hanover County, North Carolina in 1763, he moved to Montgomery County, Tennessee in 1800. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1809. He served as Speaker of the House from 1815 to 1817 and again from 1819 to 1825. Fentress later served as chairman of the Montgomery County Court and was on the committee that chose the county seats of Carroll, Gibson, Haywood, and Weakley counties.
Everything about James Fentress →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1763
- Died
- 1843